Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay today (30 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SSW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SSW swell.
The current surf forecast for Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay at 4PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 0.6m 16s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 11:00am August 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (NZST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (30 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 13s |
| Evening (30 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Banks Peninsula - Hickory Bay. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 6°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | 12 PM | 3 PM | 6 PM | 9 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 277 | 212 | 257 | 2162 | 1042 | 5146 | 1986 | 1496 | 2479 | 2225 | 3682 | 4450 | 4565 | 3685 | 3092 | 3476 | 4058 | 3942 | 3283 | 2973 | 2696 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | off | cross-off |
High Tide | 5:20PM1.79m | 5:41AM1.75m | 6:04PM1.77m | 6:28AM1.76m | 6:51PM1.74m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:10AM0.24m | 11:37PM0.27m | 11:57AM0.26m | 00:23AM0.28m | 12:48PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:00 | — |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 11 | 11 | 14 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 |
Feels °C | 7 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | -1 | -2 | -2 | -3 | -3 | -2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | NE 7 | SSW 16 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | SSW 11 | NNE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 12 | S 12 | S 13 |
| kJ | 277 | 212 | 257 | 18 | 1042 | 3055 | 1986 | 432 | 1768 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3283 | 2973 | 2696 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 7 | S 16 | NNW 4 | NE 7 | NE 8 | S 16 | NNW 4 | S 16 | SE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 25 | 25 | 183 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 427 | 6 | 326 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 735 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 4 | SSW 16 | NE 7 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 12 |
| kJ | 6 | 51 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 9 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NW 4 | N 4 | NW 3 | SSW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 12 | — | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | — | — | NNW 3 |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 9 | 2162 | 674 | 5146 | — | 1496 | 2479 | 2225 | 3682 | 4450 | 4565 | 3685 | 3092 | 3476 | 4058 | 3942 | — | — | 9 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 13 | 0 | 171 | 43 | 3 | 35 | 3 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 101 | 550 | 54 | 36 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 35 | 76 | 30 | 30 |
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